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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANEGYRIC

Via French and Latin from Greek, from panēguris public gathering, from pan- + aguris assembly.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PANEGYRIC

panegyric  [ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANEGYRIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Panegyric is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PANEGYRIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Panegyric

A panegyric is a formal public speech, or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing, a generally highly studied and discriminating eulogy, not expected to be critical. A person who writes panegyrics is called a panegyrist. Another term is eulogist. The word is derived from the Greek πανηγυρικός meaning "a speech fit for a general assembly".

Definition of panegyric in the English dictionary

The definition of panegyric in the dictionary is a formal public commendation; eulogy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PANEGYRIC


deuteric
djuːˈtɪrɪk
empiric
ɛmˈpɪrɪk
epeiric
ɪˈpaɪrɪk
granophyric
ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk
hayrick
ˈheɪrɪk
lamprophyric
ˌlæmprəˈfɪrɪk
lyric
ˈlɪrɪk
metempiric
ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪk
naric
ˈneɪrɪk
orthophyric
ˌɔːθəʊˈfɪrɪk
porphyric
ˈpɔːfɪrɪk
pyrrhic
ˈpɪrɪk
satiric
səˈtɪrɪk
satyric
səˈtɪrɪk
spagyric
spəˈdʒɪrɪk
spiric
ˈspaɪrɪk
telechiric
ˌtɛlɪˈkɪrɪk
vampiric
væmˈpɪrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANEGYRIC

pane
paneer
panegoism
panegyrical
panegyrically
panegyrise
panegyrist
panegyrize
panegyry
paneity
panel
panel beater
panel discussion
panel doctor
panel game
panel heating
panel patient
panel pin
panel saw
panel truck

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANEGYRIC

asymmetric
atmospheric
centric
eccentric
eric
fabric
gastric
generic
geometric
historic
hydrargyric
hydrochloric
metric
numeric
pediatric
psychiatric
pyric
rhetoric
symmetric
toric

Synonyms and antonyms of panegyric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PANEGYRIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «panegyric» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of panegyric

Translation of «panegyric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANEGYRIC

Find out the translation of panegyric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of panegyric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «panegyric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颂词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

panegírico
570 millions of speakers

English

panegyric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्तवन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

панегирик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

panegírico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশংসাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

panégyrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panegyric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lobrede
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

賛辞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발린 칭찬으로 치부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panegyric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời khen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

panegyric
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्तुतीपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

methiye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

panegirico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

panegiryk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панегірик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

panegiric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανηγυρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lofrede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

panegyric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

panegyriske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of panegyric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANEGYRIC»

The term «panegyric» is normally little used and occupies the 134.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PANEGYRIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «panegyric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «panegyric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about panegyric

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANEGYRIC»

Discover the use of panegyric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to panegyric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Panegyric
Debord's audacious autobiography, here beautifully illustrated.
Guy Debord, 2004
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The Emperor Julian: Panegyric and Polemic
This series is designed to meet the needs of students of ancient and medieval history and others who wish to broaden their study by reading source material, but whose Latin and Greek is not sufficent to allow them to do so in the original ...
Mamertinus Claudius, Samuel N. C. Lieu, 1989
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Latin Panegyric
Latin Panegyric represents modern readings on the collection of classical Latin oratory addressed to Roman emperors.
Roger Rees, 2012
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The Propaganda of Power: The Role of Panegyric in Late Antiquity
The thirteen essays presented here shed new light on the role of panegyric in the western and eastern Roman Empire in the late antique world.
Mary Whitby, 1998
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Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity
How classical narrative models were adapted as early Christian culture took shape and developed.
Tomas Hägg, Philip Rousseau, Christian Høgel, 2000
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Mourning and Panegyric: The Poetics of Pastoral Ceremony
This work is primarily a genre study, aiming both at enlarging the canon of pastoral texts and at theorizing generical development in a comparative context.
Celeste Marguerite Schenck, 1988
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Erasmus: The Education of a Christian Prince with the ...
One of the most important books of the 'advice-to-princes' published in the Renaissance.
Erasmus, Lisa Jardine, 1997
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Written at Imperial Command: Panegyric Poetry in Early ...
Explores both the literary features and historical context of poetry written for imperial rulers during China’s early medieval period.
Fusheng Wu, 2009
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Horror Panegyric
Rounding out the volume is a timeline of Lord Horror productions that includes the novels, comic books, and recordings for which Savoy Books has earned its worldwide notoriety.
Keith Seward, Michael Butterworth, 2008
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Imperial Panegyric in Statius: A Literary Commentary on ...
This books offers an appraisal of both the panegyric poems of Statius written for Domitian, and of their place in the context of imperial panegyric as a whole.
John W. Geyssen, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANEGYRIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term panegyric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Upcoming events
Mgr Paul Vella will deliver the panegyric. The Missa in honorem S. Margaritae by Mro Charles Camilleri, under the direction of Mro Joseph ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
2
Letters July 20: Critical analysis of the BBC is required
Pat's panegyric to the corporation and its "beating heart" is particularly disappointing as it betrays a lack of critical analysis not usually evident in ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
The photo of the young Queen playing Nazi is an important historical …
So, in that July edition of Der Stürmer, a long panegyric to the heroic Adolf Hitler ended with this passage: World Jewry faces Adolf Hitler. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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“Without Getting All Freakish About It”
Even before reading Elizabeth's panegyric, I had become familiar with him – as saints go, Piergiorgio cut an alarmingly accessible figure. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Poetry and Politics in Iran
Bahar found himself in jail or in exile from time to time, but a well-crafted panegyric to the Shah usually helped to cut short his sentence. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
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When the Ayatollah Dictates Poetry
They started every qasida with praise to God and Prophet followed by panegyric for the ruler of the day. Once those “obligations” were out of ... «Asharq Alawsat English, Jul 15»
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Horrific deaths of the poets
In the medieval era, these poets competed in two main types of poetry: the panegyric - ever-more-elegant praises to get you ever-more-paid ... «Capital city weekly, Jul 15»
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Verbal Aptitude Quiz for MBA entrance exams
Panegyric c. Ignominy d. Glorification. 6. a. Detest b. Abhor c. Ardour d. Loathe. 7. a. Adroit b. Adept c. Dexterous d. Awkward. 8. a. Taciturn b. «PaGaLGuY, Jul 15»
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Revolver revisited: music shop where Bristol found its groove
... the rise and fall of Revolver, the independent record shop in the Clifton neighbourhood to which Original Rockers is an eloquent panegyric. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
10
How marriage equality could actually limit couples' choices
Justice Kennedy's panegyric to existential identification is of little interest to the immigration agents who decide what counts as real marriage ... «Fusion, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Panegyric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/panegyric>. Apr 2024 ».
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